Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-29
Ordinance No. 2.
Relative TO the restraint md prctcnt ION o'
vice and immortality.
y. q. WEBB
President.

Relative TO the restraint md prc'cnt ION 81
vice and immortality.
Tho Village of Alma ordains:
l. ANY person or persons who shail he
found lurking, lying ln wait. or coHceacl'
ina amy house or otncr buildings, or IN any
ward or premises I'm said Village, with iutc"t
To- do any mischief, or TO plifor. or 10 commit
any crime or m'Sdcm"anOr whatever, shhll
for each and vvory Oicncc, upon conviction
thereof before any court Of competent juiis-
dictipn. be punished hy "a me not 'Ncceulhg
ten dollars ami costs Of prosecution, or 10y I'M
prisonmDnt not exceeding twenty days. or
both such lnc and imprisonment IN the us
erection 81 the court; and in default OF tue
payment Of such fine. said person or persons
NAV bc 80 imprisoned, not exceeding twenty
days. unless payment there OF be- sooner mace
or such person or persons bc discharged ny
due course Of la,g: and such person or ~ rsOus
may bc kept At labor during such imPr'sJn-
mcnt.
H. Any person or persons found lurking
i'm amy street. lane. alley or highway. cor IN any
public or private park ia said village, or ~ or
mon any private property OF another ~ SAID
village for "A lrwd CT immoral purpose shall,
upon conviction thereof before any court 81
competent Jurisdiction. be punished 10y me
not exceeding ten dollars uud costs 81 pros'cu-
lion. or 10y imprisonment not cNc'ellng tNch-
~ days, or both ~uch inc ana imprisonment Ia
tuc discretion uf the court; and ln default OF
the payment of such fine said person or per-
sons may bp 80 inptIs 'uci not exceeding lWcn-
~ days, unless paymcrt thereof bc sooner
made. or unless SUCH person or persons hc dis
CHARGED by duc course of aw; and said person
on persons may bee kept at labor during such
iWgrls lument.
III Any person cor persons who shall Use
any lcEd, obscene, immoral or Insulting Ian
guagc. or who shall be- guilty OF amy lcWd. OH
scene. indoCcn., Immoral or insulting cOnGuct
in said village. shall, upon conviction thereof
before any court OF comp tent jurisdiction, b"
punished 10y a inc not exceeding fifty dollars
and costs of prose cutiOn. or 10y Imprisonment
not exceeding ninety days, or hoih such me
aud Imprisonment. in the discretion OF 'LC
court and ia default OF ihr pay meni OF such
fine such person or persons may Dc - inpus'
onCd. not exceeding ninety days, unless pay
mcnt thereof Doe sooner made, oT such person
ca persons hc discharged 10y due COURSE 81 law;
AND such person or persons may Zoe kept at In
nor during such imprisonment
IS. ANY person cor persons whp shai pr il'
publish, sell, distribute CA 'AhllW any DOCK
pamphlet. htliHl, pr.utsd or written p1p"r Oi
u}hrr thiug containing obscene language or olr
scene prints. pictures. figures or inscriptions
iu said village, shall upon 60 INicti % tntrco
before any cUur' Oi comp trf jurisdiction, y,
punished hN a noe ~ u exceeding one hundred
dollars Unf costs ,i prosecution. or 10y mpr@
eminent uut exceeding ninety days, or hott
such Iu ..tI -1u-uuui iu TN - tc-ttlti
al the court; 5000 BOO 'atiit ui the payment 81
sileh hrc such p'i-uu pt lt4- rs inif in SD mn
pr.~Dutl NOT exceeding n'uDiy H1s. nuirs
. payment thereof hc .'urr made cor such per
4 son OF persons b' ID I-char4nd UN due a. ur~r o
+ law: aud such person cor persons Eiay bf y
/ at iuaor duriuE such impris,nncri.
y AL ordinance CO.. pdrts %. DrIil0nc
I heretofore pressed. r'itDNr ~ the lhirct m1t
T tar 90 thit ordinance, ARE hereby repealed.
3 VI This orliiIu. a. snail tax rI'ri anl ID
ina iarc twenty toNs ai'rr lt- p'ss'' &c am ut'
put ivifinu.
Web sr,1y certify tn1i tnr fprc,aing ord.
ui1cc ,fu- a ipf ild 90 e regular mc tiu1 ni tH
common coun' 10 sad 81 l.'rp Alma, her
Aprl o.. $50. by 90 "'nrurrng Nttt ct twl
thirds Ol tsc mcuiU"i. elect of ~pi1 council.
A.NEUNaIuN. Village clerk
r. - " Eup President.